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The Office of University Development Manager oversees the strategic and operational management of activities related to a specified management area as it impacts the performance of an organization; management areas include, but are not limited to, units such as Hershey Medical Center, major gifts, annual giving, office of donor relations and special events, office of gift planning, donor services, corporate and foundation relations, research and prospect development, leadership gifts, and commonwealth campuses; proactively leads employees and supports diversity through hiring, retention, and promotional activities; ensure established standards of continuous quality improvement are met; and provide leadership for outstanding customer service at all levels of the organization.

• Establish and implement a highly developed strategy for fundraising programs
• Manage training programs for staff for assigned area
• Participate in strategic planning and updates; serve on central operations group where appropriate
• Manage and/or support volunteers for current campaign, keeping a comprehensive list, managing communication for campaign chair, developing surveys, as needed, and to determine training needs
• Support and/or direct in identifying, cultivating and soliciting alumni and other individuals; develop knowledge of donors’ interests
• Develop unit policy and strategic direction within guidelines of unit’s objectives; ensure that operational and strategic goals are met
• Develop policies and procedures and ensure they are being met
• Assure acknowledgment of gifts and timely reporting of their use; ensure proper publicity for donors
• Develop proposals and coordinate fund-raising efforts with University Development to eliminate duplication of efforts
• Manage assigned staff, ensure successful completion of fund-raising tasks and evaluate staff performance on difficult work assignments and make recommendations for professional development opportunities

Level:

– Senior Manager

Base Description:

– Manages direct reports where primary duty is the management of a working unit.

Level Summary:

– Demonstrates advanced skills in critical functions related to unit's success. Demonstrates advanced knowledge of emerging technologies and processes. Monitors completed work of others to ensure effectiveness and adherence to requirements. Sets clear expectations and holds team accountable. Establishes a shared team/unit vision. Demonstrates ability to evaluate and enhance team/unit practices that promote a strong commitment to inclusionary practices. Coaches others using appropriate strategies. Demonstrates diplomacy. Demonstrates ability to serve as liaison between senior-level management and staff. Resolves complex, controversial, or unprecedented issues and problems.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

– Oversees large team or teams of individual contributors and/or supervisors/managers
– Leads a department or functional area

Fiscal Responsibilities:

– Monitors and tracks large budgets
– Plans, forecasts, and/or develops budgets
– May approve budgets for specific area
– Typically has final signature authority for specific area

Problem Solving:

– Encounters highly varied and complex problems that impacts the team and possibly the unit
– Develops creative and/or novel approaches to resolve problems that are difficult in nature
– Independently resolves complex and/or unprecedented issues and problems

Independence of Action:

– Work results are not clearly defined
– Generally sets own goals and determines how to accomplish results with few or no guidelines to follow
– Monitors completed work of others to ensure soundness of approach, effectiveness of meeting requirements, the feasibility of recommendations and adherences to requirements
– Delegates more advanced tasks to others

Communication and Collaboration:

– Communicates with both internal and external audiences
– Collaborates closely with team members and various areas across the University
– Fosters collaboration between units and engages others' coordinated efforts to reach desired outcomes with broad scope

• Comp Grade – 14
• Minimum – $97,100.00
• MidPoint – $121,400.00
• Maximum – $145,700.00